laws of the State of New York, United States of America (except when local law requires
otherwise).
PHILIPPINES
Limitation of Liability: Item 3 in the fifth paragraph is replaced by the following:
SPECIAL (INCLUDING NOMINAL AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES), MORAL,
INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES FOR ANY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES; OR
Arbitration: The following is added under this heading
Disputes arising out of or in connection with this Statement of Limited Warranty shall
be finally settled by arbitration which shall be held in Metro Manila, Philippines in
accordance with the laws of the Philippines then in effect. The arbitration award shall
be final and binding for the parties without appeal and shall be in writing and set forth
the findings of fact and the conclusions of law.
The number of arbitrators shall be three, with each side to the dispute being entitled to
appoint one arbitrator. The two arbitrators appointed by the parties shall appoint a third
arbitrator who shall act as chairman of the proceedings. Vacancies in the post of chairman
shall be filled by the president of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.. Other
vacancies shall be filled by the respective nominating party. Proceedings shall continue
from the stage they were at when the vacancy occurred.
If one of the parties refuses or otherwise fails to appoint an arbitrator within 30 days
of the date the other party appoints its, the first appointed arbitrator shall be the sole
arbitrator, provided that the arbitrator was validly and properly appointed.
All proceedings shall be conducted, including all documents presented in such proceedings,
in the English language. The English language version of this Statement of Limited Warranty
prevails over any other language version.
SINGAPORE
Limitation of Liability: The words ″SPECIAL″and ″ECONOMIC″in item 3 in the
fifth paragraph are deleted.
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA (EMEA)
THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO ALL EMEA COUNTRIES:
The terms of this Statement of Limited Warranty apply to Machines purchased from IBM
or an IBM reseller.
How to Obtain Warranty Service: If you purchase a Machine in Austria, Belgium,
Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, San
Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom or Vatican State, you may obtain warranty
service for that Machine in any of those countries from either (1) an IBM reseller approved
to perform warranty service or (2) from IBM, provided the Machine has been announced
and made available by IBM in the country in which you wish to obtain service. If you
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